Name: Marinated Grilled Lamb Chops with a Mint Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 pound lamb chops (I used the porterhouse style); 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 1 tsp sea salt; 1 tsp cracked black pepper; 1 clove garlic; 1 tsp lemon zest; ½ cup mint; ¼ cup Italian parsley; 1 clove garlic; 1/2 tsp lemon zest; 1 tbsp salted roasted almonds; sea salt to taste

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My Marinated Grilled Lamb Chops will make you smile!

grilled lamb chops with a mint pesto on a white plate with grilled vegetables

What’s on your grill this summer?

I am by no stretch of the imagination a Grill Master, but I do enjoy trying different foods and cooking methods on my grill. But I always seem to come back to the basics when it comes to grilling or roasting my favorite meat, seafood, and vegetables.

And for me, the basics means, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, sea salt, cracked black pepper and a mixture of garlic and herbs depending upon my mood. It’s simple, it’s delicious and it’s healthy. What more could you ask for?

Mise en Place

No matter what I’m making I always gather my ingredients before I start. This is called a Mise en Place or everything in its place. It’s a great idea for home cooks to do, that way when they want to make the dish again they can simply look at the picture to see what they need for that particular dish.

Think of it as your recipe in picture form. Include a picture of the finished dish and you’ve got your own personalized cookbook.

How do I make Marinated Grilled Lamb Chops?

marinated lamb chops on a white plate on top of a wooden cutting board

Start by marinating the lamb chops in a ziplock bag for an hour. After a quick marinating the lamb chops are ready for the grill.

Chef Dennis Cooking Tip

Let your meat come to near room temperature before cooking (20-25 minutes unrefrigerated). This will help it cook more evenly.

lamb chops on a grill with smoke coming off of them

Then it’s time to cook up deliciousness on your grill.

Chef Dennis Cooking Tip

To get those lovely grill marks on the meats you cook, make sure your grill is really hot and the grates are clean. Marinating puts a thin coat of oil on the meat keeping it from sticking.

To get those crosshatch marks, rotate the meat 180 degrees so it’s facing the other direction and place it on a new spot on the grill.

cut vegetables on aluminum foil on the grill

I love cooking vegetables and usually, I cook up whatever I have on hand. Now it’s not entirely random, because I pick veggies on my shopping trip that looks the freshest. So no matter how I cook them I have them ready.

Back to the basics, doing a quick marinade with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, sea salt, and black pepper. This also works very well in the oven.

Chef Dennis Cooking Tip

Place aluminum foil on your grill when you cook vegetables. This makes so much easier and they still brown wonderfully.

grilled lamb and grilled vegetables on a white plater

Now doesn’t that look delicious? Could dinner be any easier or healthier?

Wouldn’t you like to put something this delicious on your family’s dinner table? In this day of takeout and fast food, our diets have suffered. It’s time to reclaim your health by getting back in the kitchen.

There’s no great mystery to cooking. Finding recipes you can trust, paired with honest, simple products is all you need to eat better.

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